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Old 28th Feb 2017, 03:32
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I met up with a guy today who recalled an IR renewal I did with him at Mangalore in a Metro 11. This a/c would have similar OEI performance characteristics to the B200. After a simulated EF seconds after airborne he remembered having full aileron and rudder with the a/c going nowhere except downhill towards ground effect. Performance figures that are quoted by the theorists belie the reality of flying this category of aeroplane. When an engine fails below Vyse there must be enough airspace to accelerate level or descend to accelerate to Vyse and then have obstacle clearance for SE climb out. If these conditions don't exist then the only option left is to land more or less straight ahead. That is the reality after T&C hundreds of pilots on turboprops below auw of 12500 lbs.
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